Angle bar



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Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANCIS E. MCINTIB-E, OF IMEGHENRY. KENTUCKY.

ANGLE BAR.

Application filed July 7, 1924. Serial No. 724,671.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Farmers E. Moln'rinn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at McHenry in the county of Ohio and State of Kentucky,have invented a new and useful Angle Bar of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to railroad rail joints and more particularly tochairs or connectors therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide a boltless angle bar for thispurpose which may be quickly applied and removed and which eliminatesall low connection of the rails and which will so unite the rails thatall possibility of them being accidentally released is prevented.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in. the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofthis improved joint shown applied;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of the end of one of the railsconstituting a part of this invention;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the anglebars constituting a part of this invention; and

Fi 7 is a perspective of one of the latch members used in connectionwith the joint.

In the embodiment illustrated two rail ends 1 and 2 are shown arrangedin longitudinal alinement and designed to be connected. Each of theserail ends is provided. on both faces of the web portion 3 thereof withlongitudinally alined spaced lugs numbered 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Fig. 4. Fourof these lugs are shown but obviously any desired number may beemployed. The end lugs 4L and 7 have their upper faces longitudinallygrooved as shown at 8 and which are designed to receive locking parts ofthe latches 20 shown in Fig. 5 and hereinafter more fully to bedescribed.

The intermediate locks and 6 have their upper faces substantially flushwith the upper faces of the end blocks 4L and 7 and inclined slightly tofacilitate their insertion in sockets 31 formed in the angle bar 30 oneof which is arranged on each side of the rail ends to be connected andspan the joints between them. These angle bars are exactly alike andhence one only will be described in detail.

These angle bars 30 are substantially L shaped in cross section and thebase member 32 thereof is equipped on its inner face with alongitudinally extending groove 33 to form a seat for the rail base 3.The base 32 is equipped with a plurality of spike holes 34.- to receivethe spikes 35 which pass also through apertures 22 in the latch members20 and securely fasten the angle bars together with the latches to theties T. The upright portion 36 of the bar 30 has a shoutder 37 formed onits outer face near its upper edge through the upper wall of which areformed openings 38 to receive the hookshaped catch members 25 of thelatches 20, said hook-shaped catches being designed to enter the grooves8 in the lugs 1 and 7 which are made integral with the rail web 3.

The inner face of the upright member 36 of the bar 30 is provided belowthe shoulder 37 with a plurality of sockets 39 shaped and positioned toreceive lugs t, 5, 6 and 7 on the rail end. The two end sockets haveopenings in their upper walls as shown at 38 which communicate with thegroove 8 in the end lugs at and 7 to permit the hookshaped catches 25 ofthe members 20 to be inserted through the openings and enter saidgrooves.

The members 36 are of a width sufficient to fit between the rail base 3and the head of the tread portion 3 thereof as is shown clearly in Figs.3 and 5, the upper edges of said members 36 bearing against the lowerfaces of the rail head.

The latches 20 are constructed as shown in detail in Fig. 7 and eachcomprises a base plate 21 of a width corresponding to the width of thebase 32 of the angle bar 30 and which is designed to overlie said base32 with the aperture 22 in plate 21 registering with one of theapertures 34 in the base 32. The front edge of the plate 21 is providedwith a depending flange 23 which when the fastener is applied abuts theouter edge of the base 32 as is shown clearly in Fig. 5. At the inneredge of the plate 21 is an upstanding flange 24: of a widthcorresponding to the distance between the base 32 and the upper face ofthe shoulder 87 of the angle bar 30 and which is designed to lie flatagainst the face of the member 86 below said shoulder. A dependinghookshaped catch 25 is carried by the upper edge of the flange 24 on theinner face thereof and is here shown. in the form of an L shaped catchwhich is designed to enter the opening 38 and be engaged with thegrooves 8 in the lugs at and 7.

In the use of this rail chair the rail ends 1 and 2 are placed inendwise abutting relation as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The angle bars 30are then placed one on each side of the rail Web 3 with the grooves 33of sa d bars fitting over the edges of the rail bases. When sopositioned and properly adjusted longitudinally the sockets 39 in. theinner face of the member 36 of the angle bar will register with the lugson the rail end, said lugs entering said sockets and beinginterlockingly engaged therewith. bars are so positioned they willobviously lock the rail ends against longitudinal or relative verticalmovement and are held in this position by means of latches 20 four ofwhich are used with each bar 30 with their hook-shaped members 25passing through the openings 38 and engaged with the grooves 8 of theend lugs on the rail ends. After these locking members have been sopositioned spikes 35 are driven through the apertures 22 therein andthrough registering apertures 34 in the bases 32, said spikes enteringthe ties and securely connecting the bars in operative position.

From the above description it will be ob vious that when this improvedrail joint is applied and the parts connected up in the manner setforth, the ends 1 and 2 will be securely locked together and cannot bereleased until the spikes 35 are withdrawn and When the- The combinationwith alined rail ends.

having laterally extending lugs on the webs thereof, some of said lugshaving recesses in their upper faces, bars having socketsto lit oversaid lugs, some of said sockets having openings in the walls thereof, tocorrespond with the recesses in the lugs, and latch members for passingthrough said openings and engaging said recesses whereby the bars aresecurely located to the rails.

The combination of a pair of rail ends arranged in longitudinalalinement and each having laterally extending spaced lugs-on the websthereof, some of said lugs having recesses therein, angle bars havinggrooves to receive the base flanges of the rails and provided on the-rinner faces with sockets to receive the lugs on the rails, some of saidsockets having openings in their upper walls, catch members mounted onsaid bars and having depending hooks for insertion through the openingsin the sockets and adapted to engage the recesses in the lugs, saidlatches and bars having registering spike holes and spikes for extendingthrough said holes to secure said members to the ties. In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS E. MOINTIRE. Witnesses:

BESS MGINTIRE, ARTHUR STEVENS.

